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Plot Hole - The Heart of Darkness - SPOILERS

posted 18 years ago by Liquidon_Snake
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When I play a game like this, I am very attentive to the storyline, and through the series, I came across a plot hole.
It was discovered in Defiance that Kain possessed the Heart of Darkness, which originally belonged to Janos Audron, as it was the only missing piece of him which, upon being reunited with his body, would resurrect him. Basically, for Janos to live, he must have Kain's heart. My question is, where was Kain's "heart" in Blood Omen 2? If it was in Janos at the time, then how did it end up in Kain?
I'll admit I haven't had the privilege of playing Blood Omen 1 or Soul Reaver 2, so if the answer to my questions lies in either of those stories, please let me know.

[–] lerdybines 18 years ago

Raziel and Kain came from the future. Raziel ripped out Kain's heart, placed it in Janos. So, the heart Kain has in BO2 is the original one, and the one Janos has is from the future Kain.

[–] Liquidon_Snake 18 years ago

You know what, I'm even more confused now.

[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

I've been looking over the legacy of kain story for a while trying to figure that very question out...thats the only way i can figure it...either that or, when the hylden general took Janos' body for his own, he may have used a new heart to allow janos to function properly, then perhaps sumthin happened which may be covered later on.

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[–] lerdybines 18 years ago

You know what, I'm even more confused now.

It's 2 in the morning, so I'll try and make this brief.

- Kain is killed and the Heart of Darkness is used to turn him into a vampire
- The events of Blood Omen happen
- The events of Soul Reaver happen
- The events of Soul Reaver 2 happen, the timeline begins to shift, Kain gains memories of the events of Blood Omen 2
- The events of Defiance happen, Kain and Raziel travel back to the era of Blood Omen 1, Raziel takes the Heart of Darkness from Kain and places it in Janos. The Hylden lord possesses Janos. Because we are now in the past, the events of Blood Omen 2 happen

I hope that clears things up.

[–] gabs1992 18 years ago

It all makes sense, the only real plothole in the Legacy of Kain series is Vorador being alive in Blood Omen 2. And even if that plothole was someday explained, I would continue to ignore Blood Omen 2 because it just sucks so much.

[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

1. Blood Omen 2 does not suck....it introduces us to the hylden as a real and physical threat.

2. I reckon that Vorador may have had some human followers, who perhaps used a human head, placed it next to the stump of voradors neck, and his healing abilities would have done the rest....Creeper style.

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[–] gabs1992 18 years ago

Nah, Blood Omen 2 still sucks.

[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

How can it suck...sure its not the best game (in comparison to the others...defiance...blood omen etc) but still..it is a good game...it was the first legacy of kain game that I, two of my friends, and my girlfriend played...they have all since become hooked on legacy of kain. without having played the others yet. becuase they have not seen the others, they are not comparing them...and thus, think that Blood Omen 2 is excellent. you have to admit that as a game in its own right it is good.

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[–] gabs1992 18 years ago

Actually, I'm pretty sure I'd find it a mediocre action adventure game with a bland plot. Playing Blood Omen 2 would definitely not hook me on the rest of the series.

[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

Speak for yourself...it hooked me, and several of my friends.

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[–] Alex_de_large734 18 years ago

If you compare blood omen 2 to the rest of the games in the series... then yes... it sux... BAD

however, if you compare it with ALL videogames out there, then its pretty playable and can be quite fun... could be a ton better though.

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[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

I know several LoK fans will disagree, but my least fave game out of all of the series is actually soul reaver. I hate Raziel's puzzles.

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[–] singingtestify 18 years ago

Dude, Raziel ROCKS! He's so awsome. Don't get me wrong, Kain is amazing. But, the whole story around Raziel... his coming and going... I love it. Soul Reaver 1 was the game that hooked me on this series. Plenty of action in the game and plenty of puzzles.

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[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

I didnt say Raziel was the problem, i just dont like Soul Reaver's style of play...his story is fantastic though...The story of LoK has always been the backbone of the series.

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[–] singingtestify 18 years ago

True that... I can respect that. To be honest, I love Soul Reaver's style of gameplay. I'm not too fond of the gameplay of Blood Omen. But, either way, it's a great series. Hope they continue on with it.

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[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

Blood Omen was quite difficult, in terms of the combat, bt it's puzzles were simplistic. Blood Omen 2 had simple puzzles as well, but it made a good diference from the combat...Soul Reaver 1/2 and Defiance managed to strike the balance well between puzzles and combat, but i was never a big fan of Raziel's puzzle style, but he does rock...i loved the sound his reaver made wen it was activated in soul reaver 2 (why did they chang it for defiance???????)

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[–] singingtestify 18 years ago

There were many changes in Defiance that I did not like. Don't get me wrong, it's still an awsome game. But, I'm a picky person when it comes to sequals. Make it the same! For example, if you play Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and then Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, if you play a song witht the ocarina, the screen is slightly different when it says "You played the song of ____". See, I'm just picky about stuff like that.

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[–] hunter47-1 18 years ago

What kind of things about defiance did you not like?

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